Bradbury

== English == === Etymology 1 === From Old English brād (“broad”) + byriġ, the dative case of burg (“fortified place”). ==== Proper noun ==== Bradbury (countable and uncountable, plural Bradburys) (uncountable) A placename: A village in Bradbury and the Isle parish, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ3128). A city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. A township in Mille Lacs County, Minnesota, United States. A suburb of Sydney, in the City of Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia. A habitational surname from Old English. ===== Derived terms ===== Bradbury and the Isle Bradbury Landing do a Bradbury ===== Statistics ===== According to the 2010 United States Census, Bradbury is the 4343rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 8172 individuals. Bradbury is most common among White (93.26%) individuals. === Etymology 2 === So named as banknotes had the signature of Sir John Bradbury, secretary to the Treasury c.1914. ==== Noun ==== Bradbury (plural Bradburys) (UK, slang) A British banknote issued during WW I in denominations of £1 or 10 shillings. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bradbury”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 212.